[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 119 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34977-34978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13541]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for
Marana Regional Airport, Marana, AZ
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for
Marana Regional Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq.
(the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to
as 'the Act'') and 14 CFR Part 150 by the Town of Marana, Arizona. This
program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that
associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for
Marana Regional Airport were in compliance with applicable
requirements, effective December 7, 2007 (72 FR 71475). The proposed
noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or
before December 3, 2008.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the
noise compatibility program is June 6, 2008. The public comment period
ends August 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Simmons, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Airports Division, LAX-ADO-600.2, Federal
Aviation Administration, Western Pacific Region. Mailing Address: P.O.
Box 92007, Los Angeles, California, 90009-20007: Street Address: 15000
Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California, 90261: Telephone Number
(310) 725-3614. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program
should also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for Marana Regional
Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before December 3,
2008. This notice also announces the availability of this program for
public review and comment.
An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to the Act,
may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval which sets
forth the measures the operator has taken or proposes to reduce
existing non-compatible uses and prevent the introduction of additional
non-compatible uses.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
Marana Regional Airport, effective on June 6, 2008. The airport
operator has requested that the FAA review this material and that the
noise mitigation measures, to be implemented jointly by the airport and
surrounding communities, be approved as a noise compatibility program
under section 47504 of the Act. Preliminary review of the submitted
material indicates that it conforms to FAR Part 150 requirements for
the submittal of noise compatibility programs, but that further review
will be necessary prior to approval or disapproval of the program. The
formal review period, limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be
completed on or before December 3, 2008.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, section 150.33. The primary
considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed
measures may reduce the level of aviation safety or create an undue
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, and whether they are
reasonably consistent with obtaining the goal of reducing existing non-
compatible land uses and preventing the introduction of additional non-
compatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program
with specific reference to these factors. All comments relating to
these factors, other than those properly addressed to local land use
authorities, will be considered by the FAA to the extent practicable.
Copies of the noise exposure maps and the proposed noise compatibility
program are available for examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, Planning and
Environmental Division, APP-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 621
Washington, DC 20591;
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office,
Airports Division, Room 3012 15000 Aviation Blvd, Room 3000, Hawthorne,
CA, 90261;
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office,
15000 Aviation Blvd, Room 3000, Hawthorne, CA, 90261;
Charles Mangum, Aviation Director, Marana Regional Airport, 11700 W.
Avra Valley Road, 91, Marana, Arizona 85633.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 6, 2008.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E8-13541 Filed 6-18-08; 8:45 am]
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